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Across the Fence:  Fall Farm Girl Wish List...what's yours?  |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 06:18:44 AM
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Ladies,
I had such an incredible walk this morning that really lit a fire under me and inspired me to begin a wish list of all the things I'd like to do this fall that I know will specifically fill me up and bring me joy!
1. Take sewing lessons
2. Bake early for holiday gifts
3. Put specific "look books" together of all the recipes, decorating ideas, kitschy gadget and misc. articles and items that I've pulled out of magazines.
4. Sew a really fine vintage repro car coat for myself!
5. Learn how to sew beautiful, professional looking aprons & pillows.
6. Make dilly beans.
7. Spend quality time with my lovely boyfriend in our new home.
8. Find an amazing job with an amazing employer(s) who is generous, loving and kind. This job will be close to my home and will have regular working hours and some flexibility for travel and time off.
9. Travel to Washington State to spend time with my family and friends.
10. Finish the 1st floor of our new house including painting the trim, getting the radiators in before it gets too cold and decorating so that it feel like home.
11. Spend quality time with my daughter.
I could go on and on, but that's a great start.
I can hardly wait to see what's on your list. I'm sure it will inspire me to add to mine.
Have a wonderful day!
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
www.mylusciousjourney.blogspot.com |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 06:29:44 AM
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My list has been downsized a bit--Violet is 6.5 months old and I have VERY little energy for anything other than working full time and taking care of her and sleeping. I would like to, this weekend, get some Autumn items out, since by now, I usually have all my Halloween decorations up!
This is a mighty condensed list...
1.Knit a hat for Violet. This could be a challenge considering I practically fall asleep driving home from work at night!
2.Make the kitchen functional--it's very small, so space is at a minimum and I'd like to reorganize/delete/minimize my collections, paint the walls and cabinets, and put the plate rack up.
3.Travel--day trips, long weekends, whatever. I need my husband to take a Friday and Saturday night off now and again. Money is really good, though, too, so it's a toss up!
4. Read. I really love to read books in the Fall, on the porchswing...but I can hardly keep my eyes open when I start!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 06:31:11 AM
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Linda: my wish is to take it easy and just enjoy the fall weather. I've been so busy canning and nesting for winter for a whole month and I'm ready to take in Autumn and all it's glory!
Here are a couple other things:
1. Enjoy The farmgirl round-up and Harvest Hop at my Farm
2. Am looking forward to a day trip to West Virginia with the hubsters. Our plan is to take a backroad and see where it leads us.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
http://maknfaces.blogspot.com
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
~I'd rather be on my farm than Emperor of the World~George Washington |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 07:02:48 AM
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1. Look into joining the County singers club.
2. Take piano lessons (again).
3. Get to work on my reading list.
4. Geocache more.
5. Get more work done around the house.
6. Take the time to do some leaf peeping.
7. Going to take a long weekend to Ohio and go to some festivals.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 07:33:31 AM
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Hi Jonni!
Long time no chat! Listen being a Mom and working leave very little time for anything else. I hope you get to that cap for Violet but if you don't there's always next year!
Dawn,
Your trip on the back roads sounds fantastic, perhaps Dan and I need to meander around for a day and just see what we stumble onto!
Elaine, what's Geocache?
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
www.mylusciousjourney.blogspot.com |
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 08:42:52 AM
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Linda, geocaching involves using a GPS receiver and going out into nature and looking for containers (geocaches) that people have hidden. I bet there's some around the area you live in. These 'caches' contain little trade items that you can take and leave something in it's place. There's also a logbook to sign in them and you go and log your visit on a website as well. There's more info on this hobby/sport on www.geocaching.com. That site is also where the geocaches are found online and you put the co-ordinates into the GPSr. I love going, it really gets you out into some places in nature that you might not otherwise have gone. And most geocachers are very nature friendly. There is a saying, if you go into an area leave it in better condition than you found it. A lot of us take trash bags and pick up any litter that might be about.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 08:51:09 AM
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Linda, I just checked out the caches in your hometown and there's over 400 geocaches within 10 miles of the center of your town! You probably walk or pass by some everyday.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 08:53:40 AM
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Well since I work full time. I do have a weird schedule. So here goes.
1. Get my sewing corner straightened up.
2. Start on my sewing assignments for the spring sales.
4. Clean out the storage unit I have had for a yr.
5. Finish deep cleaning. I started this past weekend.
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 09:01:14 AM
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Hi Linda!!! Hope you are well! Thanks for the encouragement, I do get a little discouraged that I can be the superwoman I think that I am!!!
Lainey, we've done some geocaching, ourselves. I didn't use a gps, though, we used a wepage that a Brit friend gave to us. It was called something else, too, other than geocaching. How vague is that for you? :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 09:07:55 AM
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OMG Elaine that is SO cool! I'm going to go check it out. This would be quite an adventure to explore. Thanks so much for the info.
Jonni, being a Mom is the hardest work in the world and some days if you haven'r picked yourself bald with all the multi-tasking you have to do AND somehow managed to remember to put on clean underwear, we call that a damn good day! LOL! Hang in there!
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
www.mylusciousjourney.blogspot.com |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 09:09:10 AM
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1. Learn to hand quilt
2. Learn to knit/crochet more things so guess learn to read patterns
3. Become more frugal
4. Downsize
5. Continue to expand our farm
6. Enjoy our farm with my husband!!!
and there are many more but these are the ones that came straight to mind.
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
682 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 09:27:40 AM
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Let's see. I make a list of things just to hot to do in the TX summer. So my list is
1. Finish painting and reupholstering a antique rocker I picked up.
2. Rebind a couple of antique quilts now that I've found the right fabric to use.
3. Finish hand quilting a quilt I made.
4. Learn to knit and crochet, well to take a class and improve my self taught skills that I am not secure in.
5. Finish a stained glass panel for my sis in law to go above her bedroom door.
6. Make aprons from vintage patterns to give for Christmas presents.
7. Frame some of my hand work with antique frames I finally found.
Oh gosh now I'm exhausted so I think I'll just take a nap. Maybe I'll hire George to do my list. LOL
Smiles, Melody June
God's gift to you are your talents, your gift to Him is how you use them. |
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countrymum
True Blue Farmgirl
97 Posts
Lorie
PA
USA
97 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 09:41:23 AM
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1. finish cleaning house
2. start list of ingredients needed for holiday baking
3. begin "winterizing" garden and flower beds
4. crochet some dishcloths
5. celebrate 16th anniversary with hubby in Oct.
7. enjoy time with family & friends
8. try to lose those last 10lbs. that refuse to leave my body.
"Life is brief & very fragile. Do that which makes you happy."- Flavia |
Edited by - countrymum on Sep 17 2009 09:45:16 AM |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 10:12:30 AM
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1. Go hiking
2. Bake for the holidays
3. Watch the leaves change
4. Do some crafts
5. Read
6. Enjoy the cooler dys with my family!
Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
www.KKJD1.etsy.com
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Autumn Leaves
True Blue Farmgirl
463 Posts
Jennifer
Northern
California
USA
463 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 12:16:17 PM
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1. Start and finish cleaning house
2. put garden to bed
3. get holiday gifts made
4. learn to crochet
5. read my 2 new books
6. Spend time loving the Fall season ( it is my favorite )
Husband & myself:
1. get us some firewood!
Never let yesterday use up too much of today - Will Rogers
http://jenscountrylife.blogspot.com |
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Countrybaker
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Cheryl
WA
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 12:36:25 PM
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1. Clean out the girls closets....give away what doesn't fit anymore.
2. Fill the freezer with muffins and quick breads.
3. Fix more Crock pot meals( busy Schedules until Nov)
4. Read more
5. Decorate the house for Fall (its my favorite season)
6. Pick Apples/Pumpkins
We are geocachers too.... We started caching 6 years ago and haven't looked back!
Laugh when you should and apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 2:01:56 PM
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My wish list, hmmmmmmmm...
1. paint my bedroom
2. add waterfall to my goldfish pond
3. refinish kitchen table and chairs ( very old oak claw and ball feet table and oak press back chairs)
4. finish my wolf quilt
5. re-build the treehouse for my grandsons
6. try to increase my donations to the food pantrys
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
1319 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 4:23:14 PM
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Since this is only a "wish" list
1) Finish the gazillion craft projects I've already started
2) Learn to knit with double pointed needles so I can make a felted wool hat
3) Put the garden to bed
4) Finish the front yard landscaping project
5) Paint my bedroom
6) Move up to Cheyenne so I can be with my DH (he's currently working there during the
week and coming home on weekends)
7) Cook several freezer or crock pot meals that I can take out when I don't feel like
cooking
8) Make kitchen curtains and them embroider them
9) Make slipcovers for my living room sofa and chairs
Golly, I think that's more than enough! We're only talking a few short months after all! Good topic though. We need to come back in January and say how many of our "wishes" were granted!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 4:53:09 PM
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Audrey, I live 30 miles away from my house and live on the property where I work. I'm a "weekend wife" which is really tough. I so feel your desire to be with your hubby!
And this Geo caching sounds so amazing! I've never heard of it before but i looked at the site and want to investigate some more. it sounds like too much fun!
Going to make the 30 mile trek tonight to spend some alone time in my new little house. I have to come back tonight but a few hours in my own little space can go a long, lon way.
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom"
www.mylusciousjourney.blogspot.com |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 5:53:52 PM
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1. Clean the kitchen
2. Ride my bike more often
3. Wow I think thats all, My life is really wonderful now so I guess keeping and holding on to all my family + friends.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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farmallgrl
True Blue Farmgirl
483 Posts
Angela
Westminster
MD
USA
483 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 6:38:27 PM
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My wish list.....
1. Making Christmas gifts for family members (which is almost complete:)
2. Make a memory quilt for my son, using his grandpa's clothes
3. Paint and redo the bathroom
4. Enjoy everyday!!
5. smile more :)
Angela
Farmgirl Sister #337
Instead of telling God how big your problem is....tell your problem how big God is. |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 8:06:51 PM
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My list is simpler because I don't have responsibilities with children any more and my grandchild is a whole state away.
1.Find pretty color fall leaves to copy on my computer to put on paper and cloth.
2.Make a list (making lists is fun, provided you do something on it that can be crossed off) of things I would like to do and then put them in order of fun and not fun. Sometimes the stuff on your list isn't the stuff that bothers you the most. Pick what bothers you the most and do that first. The rest will seem easier to do. Pick one not so fun thing to do second. Then a fun thing. It's amazing when you alternate and get the ugly stuff (like cleaning the bathroom)out of the way.
3.Get good smells in the kitchen. Bake bread, heat apple cider, use pumpkin and spices. Smells make us happy or sad too.
4.Write at least 2 handwritten letters.
5.Take a drive with my husband to take in nature's beauty.
6.Work on my quilt. My Mary Jane's fabric came today. A perfect thing to work on when the chores are done.
7.Help someone else who needs help, or just listen to someone who needs care.
8. Give thanks for the riches we have: health, food, farm, skills and talents.
9.Get started on the home-made Christmas presents.
10.Remember to rearrange the list I made so I will get some things done. I know I will be frustrated and stressed if I do too much.
11.Plan meals.
Bonnie Ellis
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13628 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13628 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 1:23:42 PM
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I would really like to:
- reclaim my house and get it clean and feel that it IS clean
- feel like I am not pulled in a million directions and be able to feel
like I'm RESTED
- work on my Christmas projects
- ENJOY Fall!!!!
- see resolution to a horrendous nightmare situation with family members.
I also want to remember to be grateful for what I have, for my family, for my health and for the things I am able to enjoy!!!
CJ
...from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665 |
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geminidream62
True Blue Farmgirl
74 Posts
Molly
Spokane
Washington
USA
74 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 4:13:40 PM
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Lovely and inspiring to read your lists. Audrey, thank you for the reminder that it is only a few months...that will help me (I hope!)keep my list shorter than it might be otherwise.
1) Sew 3 aprons and bake/freeze the bread for Tie One On Day so I won't be stressed at the last minute.
2) Complete a trash-to-treasure redo of a vintage bench.
3) Put the roses and veggie garden to bed when it is time. Before then, get every last bit of usuable food from it stored up for my family.
4) Sew grocery bag totes for everyody on my Christmas list (http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/2009/04/jane-market-bag.html) Stash Busting!
5) Start doing my Pilates and treadmill workouts again and lose another 5# so my winter clothes will fit better!
6) Inventory and re-organize my freezers, rotating older food again.
7) Load a quilt in the frame and get it started already, it's been 2 years since I've quilted a top for heavens sakes!
8) Make and send my Christmas Apron for the swap.
9) Complete more upcycled aprons for a future Etsy shop. (dream, dream)
10) Remember to rest and enjoy Autumn before it slips away!
11) Force myself (hahaha)to read your posts every day and get to know you wonderful Farmgirl Sisters out there.
12) And I forgot, I need to get my quilts and UFO tops out to take digital photos of them all.
Whew!
Molly
http://geminisdream.blogspot.com/ |
Edited by - geminidream62 on Sep 18 2009 4:25:09 PM |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 4:55:35 PM
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I love it gals. You are so energetic when you're young. This is only a 4 month season. Keep making lists and cross things off. You'll feel good.........Better to have a long list than to be like so many really old people with nothing to do or anyone to do it with. Dream, create, love!
Bonnie Ellis
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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Across the Fence: Fall Farm Girl Wish List...what's yours? |
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Fall Farm Girl Wish List...what's yours?
